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These priceless photographs show Honourable Abdul Majeed, Turkish Consul General and his wife and two daughters Fathima (Mrs. Mohommed) and Zubaida Sofie (Mrs. M L. Abdul Azeez)
Hon. Abdul Majeed’s father, Hassan Lebbe Avdu Candu Lebbe Marikkar was the first Ceylonese Consul for the Imperial Ottoman Empire as may be seen in the plaque in his memory in the third photograph. His ancestors are said to have hailed from a place called Konya in Turkey and were known to be excellent physicians. Tradition holds that they were sent to the country by the then Sultan of Turkey, Sultan Murad the Second. either between the years 1421 and 1444 or 1446 and 1451 to treat the then reigning King of Sri Lanka. Eventually the family settled down in the country.
Courtesy: Rustom Jalaldeen
